diff --git a/RUNTIME/PLAYER.refresh.sh b/RUNTIME/PLAYER.refresh.sh
index 61dc5274..5afbd630 100755
--- a/RUNTIME/PLAYER.refresh.sh
+++ b/RUNTIME/PLAYER.refresh.sh
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ for PLAYER in ${PLAYERONE[@]}; do
     #################################### UNPLUG ACCOUNT
 
     IRSS=$(ipfs add -q ~/.zen/game/players/${PLAYER}/ipfs/${PLAYER}.rss.json | tail -n 1) \
-        && ipfs name publish --key="${PLAYER}_feed" /ipfs/${IRSS}
+        && ipfs --timeout 180s name publish --key="${PLAYER}_feed" /ipfs/${IRSS}
 
     ######################### REPLACE TW with REDIRECT to latest IPFS or IPNS (reduce 12345 cache size)
     [[ ! -z ${TW} ]] && TWLNK="/ipfs/${TW}" || TWLNK="/ipns/${ASTRONAUTENS}"
diff --git a/RUNTIME/REGION.refresh.sh b/RUNTIME/REGION.refresh.sh
index 866ff4dc..c954999d 100755
--- a/RUNTIME/REGION.refresh.sh
+++ b/RUNTIME/REGION.refresh.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ for REGION in ${REGIONS[@]}; do
     fi
 
     IPFSPOP=$(ipfs add -rwq ~/.zen/tmp/${MOATS}/${REGION}/* | tail -n 1)
-    ipfs name publish -k ${TODATE}${REGIONG1PUB} /ipfs/${IPFSPOP}
+    ipfs --timeout 180s name publish -k ${TODATE}${REGIONG1PUB} /ipfs/${IPFSPOP}
 
 
     ipfs key rm ${REGIONG1PUB} ${YESTERDATE}${REGIONG1PUB} > /dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/RUNTIME/SECTOR.refresh.sh b/RUNTIME/SECTOR.refresh.sh
index d993d6d8..39025ad7 100755
--- a/RUNTIME/SECTOR.refresh.sh
+++ b/RUNTIME/SECTOR.refresh.sh
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ for SECTOR in ${SECTORS[@]}; do
     ###############################
     echo "% PUBLISHING ${SECTOR} ${myIPFS}/ipns/${TODATENS}"
     start=`date +%s`
-    ipfs name publish -k ${TODATE}${G1PUB} /ipfs/${IPFSPOP}
+    ipfs --timeout 180s name publish -k ${TODATE}${G1PUB} /ipfs/${IPFSPOP}
     ipfs key rm ${YESTERDATE}${G1PUB} ${G1PUB} > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 ######################################################
diff --git a/RUNTIME/UPLANET.refresh.sh b/RUNTIME/UPLANET.refresh.sh
index 49036653..48209797 100755
--- a/RUNTIME/UPLANET.refresh.sh
+++ b/RUNTIME/UPLANET.refresh.sh
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ for UMAP in ${unique_combined[@]}; do
 
     echo "PUBLISHING ${TODATE} UMAPROOT : ${myIPFS}/ipfs/${UMAPROOT}"
 
-    ipfs name publish --key=${TODATE}${G1PUB} /ipfs/${UMAPROOT}
+    ipfs --timeout 180s name publish --key=${TODATE}${G1PUB} /ipfs/${UMAPROOT}
     end=`date +%s`
     echo "(UMAP) ${UMAP} ${TODATE} PUBLISH time was "`expr $end - $start` seconds.
 
diff --git a/RUNTIME/VOEUX.refresh.sh b/RUNTIME/VOEUX.refresh.sh
index 998c1fc1..3f6afebc 100755
--- a/RUNTIME/VOEUX.refresh.sh
+++ b/RUNTIME/VOEUX.refresh.sh
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ do
         ${MY_PATH}/../tools/json_dir.all.sh ~/.zen/tmp/${IPFSNODEID}/WISH/${PLAYER}/g1voeu/${WISHNAME}
 
         WISHFLUX=$(ipfs add -qHwr ~/.zen/tmp/${IPFSNODEID}/WISH/${PLAYER}/g1voeu/${WISHNAME}/* | tail -n 1)  # ADDING JSONS TO IPFS
-        ipfs name publish -k $VOEUKEY /ipfs/$WISHFLUX   # PUBLISH $VOEUKEY
+        ipfs --timeout 180s name publish -k $VOEUKEY /ipfs/$WISHFLUX   # PUBLISH $VOEUKEY
 
         echo "## ASK ${myIPFSGW}${IPNS_VOEUNS} TO REFRESH" ## TODO LOOP BOOSTRAP & ONLINE FRIENDS
         curl -m 120 -so ~/.zen/tmp/${WISHNAME}.astroindex.html "${myIPFSGW}${IPNS_VOEUNS}" &